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BLACK LUNG
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Lung disease caused by inhaling coal dust
Synonyms:
anthracosis; black lung; black lung disease; coal miner's lung
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("black lung" is a kind of...):
pneumoconiosis; pneumonoconiosis (chronic respiratory disease caused by inhaling metallic or mineral particles)
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